The Iranian women's soccer team has left Malaysia for Oman as the two remaining members seeking asylum in Australia joined a local A-League club for training. Meanwhile, the two players who remained in Australia joined a training session with the women's A-League club, the Brisbane Roar. Asian Football Confederation general secretary Windsor John earlier told The Associated Press his organisation was supporting the Iranian team in Kuala Lumpur. The team didn't clarify, and it sang at the opening of a later match. Concerns about the team's safety in Iran heightened when the players didn't sing the Iranian national anthem.

Source: Metro March 17, 2026 09:10 UTC